Meantime (Leigh, 1983): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 5.50pm
This film, also being ahown on October 17th, is part of the Gary Oldman season. You can find all the details here.
Chicago Reader review:
What produces a skinhead is the subtle subject of Mike Leigh’s powerful
and mysterious feature for British TV, though it may take you most of
the film to realize it. We’re treated to the bitter inertia of a family
on the dole in a cramped high rise in London’s East End, with particular
emphasis on a raspy layabout (Phil Daniels) who berates and undermines
his nearly catatonic kid brother (Tim Roth, who played van Gogh in
Vincent and Me); a street punk; a young woman in the neighborhood; and
the boys’ aunt, who has married into the middle class. Watch for an
interesting early performance by Gary Oldman, as well as contributions
from Marion Bailey and Alfred Molina.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Here (and above) is an extract.
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